turbo for my d16a8
12-26-2006, 04:32 PM
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turbo for my d16a8
i need help 
well first of all i had a engine swap like 3 years ago, for my 88 civic 4door. i have a d16a8 i tink is the same as a zc and i like how it runs but now i want to turbo it. i been searching a little and fout that i could use a turbo from a probe i went to the junk yard on sat and found a turbo from a ford probe. im not sure if all turbos from probes are the same well that 1 came with a intercooler i think it was 100 for all. i didnt get it cuz i wasnt sure if i could use that 1 and how can i check if it works. so can any1 help me out and how hard will it be to turbo it. doez any1 live near palmdale california that can do the work and how much will it cost me?
any info will be appreciated tanx
well first of all i had a engine swap like 3 years ago, for my 88 civic 4door. i have a d16a8 i tink is the same as a zc and i like how it runs but now i want to turbo it. i been searching a little and fout that i could use a turbo from a probe i went to the junk yard on sat and found a turbo from a ford probe. im not sure if all turbos from probes are the same well that 1 came with a intercooler i think it was 100 for all. i didnt get it cuz i wasnt sure if i could use that 1 and how can i check if it works. so can any1 help me out and how hard will it be to turbo it. doez any1 live near palmdale california that can do the work and how much will it cost me?
any info will be appreciated tanx
12-27-2006, 06:45 PM
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Re: turbo for my d16a8
u DO need 2 search cous, but I'm gonna help u out a lil just for the hell of it...I have a buddy who has that engine in his 85(maybe 86) model CRX(u guys gotta see this car & setup, maybe I can get some pics up sometime)...he found a KKK turbo off of a 944 turbo Porsche(don't know the exact model # or specs of that turbo), he fabbed up his own log manifold(also uses an external wastegate), runs 450 dsm injectors, a chipped ecu, and a tyrus(JRC) intercooler that I sold him. This car is sick fast for stock block D-16 nonvtec. He uses an Si tranny with a LSD, but wheel spin is still a big problem. He has run as high as 15psi(murderous 1st and 2nd gear burnouts), but normally runs around at 11 to 12 psi. I think his best time in the quarter is like 13.3 to 13.5 range but that's with like 2.10 and 2.20 60ft times. That's an extremely strong motor(if I'm thinking right, isn't that the DOHC 1.6L nonvtec?) that can be made even stronger with ZC pistons and such...
12-28-2006, 03:02 PM
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Re: turbo for my d16a8
Originally Posted by CspecRun
u DO need 2 search cous, but I'm gonna help u out a lil just for the hell of it...I have a buddy who has that engine in his 85(maybe 86) model CRX(u guys gotta see this car & setup, maybe I can get some pics up sometime)...he found a KKK turbo off of a 944 turbo Porsche(don't know the exact model # or specs of that turbo), he fabbed up his own log manifold(also uses an external wastegate), runs 450 dsm injectors, a chipped ecu, and a tyrus(JRC) intercooler that I sold him. This car is sick fast for stock block D-16 nonvtec. He uses an Si tranny with a LSD, but wheel spin is still a big problem. He has run as high as 15psi(murderous 1st and 2nd gear burnouts), but normally runs around at 11 to 12 psi. I think his best time in the quarter is like 13.3 to 13.5 range but that's with like 2.10 and 2.20 60ft times. That's an extremely strong motor(if I'm thinking right, isn't that the DOHC 1.6L nonvtec?) that can be made even stronger with ZC pistons and such...
B16 would be the DOHC 1.6L
We're talking Pre-Vtec engines homes...lil bit b4 your time....
12-29-2006, 01:43 AM
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Re: turbo for my d16a8
i had a dohc zc prev to this 1 but i over heated and i needed a new engine rite away but they didnt have the zc only this d16a6 and the guy said it was exactly the same engine just the valve cover looks different , loks like a non v tec b17
